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noun
The epenthesis of a consonant, as in the p in consumption; excrescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
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Synonyms: linking consonant
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined as the counterpart to svarabhakti, from Sanskrit व्यञ्जनभक्ति (vyañjanabhakti), compound of व्यञ्जन (vyañjana, “consonant”) + भक्ति (bhakti).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
